TP:Well, from what i gather, and this is without any "karga" o between-the-lines shit… It seems that you're fine with an administration that compromises a lot. I used to be okay with that especially with my disillusionment sa gobyerno. But now, I am given the option to not be as compromising, hence our respective positions.

JC:Feeling ko, polarized ang mga Pilipino. You see it as compromise, I see it as optimism. From my perspective naman, the Dutertan campaign is anger and despair driven, but you see it as refusal to compromise the greater good. Hahaha. Hence, my partiality for Duterte if Mar loses.

TP:Di ba ganun teh pag debate, ano ka ba. You use the most contrasting colors to paint the most eye-catching picture.

JC:Haha! kaya nga i prefer theater now. No matter how dark the moment, may music and dancing pa rin

TP:Gaga ka, ganito yan. The last thing I want is to compromise the greater good of the poor, so my anger and despair meter rises whenever I am forced to do just that. Ganun konek don.

JC:This may sound evil and callous, kaso, hardworking poor people seem to be more optimistic than the “tambay” poor e.

TP:Taxi drivers, SM salesladies, carinderia waitresses work hard too. Their plight hasn't changed since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and I used that point in time simply because I can't speak about their conditions before that dahil wala pa akong isip noon at wala akong time mag-research.

JC:When we were in Tarlac, my cousin was explaining how a lot of the lives of the barrio people have improved over the last few years. There are more employment opportunities now than before so, although they're not exactly affluent, their living conditions have improved. Ah, this is just a hasty generalization, based on that little barrio in Tarlac.

TP:Oo naman. She really is amusing. Like when she said, "When I become president, I'll immediately hit the ground running, and hit several people in the process." But the fact remains that the job of a Senator is to create laws. She's not the consensus building type.

JC:Ay oo... parang soundbyte queen siya dun.

TP:Have you seem my facebook post dati about Senator Raul Roco and her during the Erap Impeachment Trial?

JC: Parang hindi ko nakita yun.

The Late Senator Roco, one of the best leaders we've ever had.(Image Courtesy of Rappler.com)

TP:Wait lang. Kunin ko.

The lateConrado de Quiros transcribed this:A young lawyer, Jasmin Banal, who had worked in a law firm that created dummy corporations for Erap, took the stand (at the 2001 Erap Impeachment Trial).Miriam Defensor-Santiago tried to demolish her credibility by asking her why she transferred from that firm to another one that offered lower pay.Santiago said: "So you made the unusual deviation from the usual career path, since you and I and all UP law graduates virtually pursue the same career path after graduation. Isn't that so? We try and get the highest salary we can get... But in your case, you transferred from a law office with a higher salary to a law office with a lower salary. Is that correct?"Banal replied, "Yes."Santiago commented, "Remarkable."When it was Roco's turn, he had this dialogue with Banal:Roco: "We in San Beda Law, we were taught that law is a noble profession, it is not a business. Am I right to assume that you in UP Law were taught the same thing?"Banal: "Yes, Your Honor."Roco: "What is written on the UP Law School, engraved in stone?"Banal: "The business of a law school is not to teach law but to teach law in the grand manner."Roco: "We are brothers and sisters in the profession, we should always be motivated by a sense of idealism. Is this correct?"Banal: "Yes, Your Honor."Roco: "So when you transfer from a higher-paying job to a lower-paying job, that is not necessarily an erroneous career decision? In fact, it could be motivated by a sense of idealism?"Banal: "Yes, Your Honor."Roco: "Yes. I thought that should be elicited because I was surprised to learn that the usual career path of lawyers is going from lower-paying jobs to higher-paying jobs."

After noong mapahiya ni Roco si Miriam, this happened:

Ay! BRB hatid ko lang si [NAME WITHHELD].

JC: Kaloka si Miriam ha. Go!

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